February, 2020Newsletter


This is the newsletter for February 2020.


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Updates, February 2020
Well, February was quite a month. The coronavirus situation here in China pushed all classes online and got everyone looking for new ways to deliver their courses. If you've been affected, I hope you are staying healthy, coping with the changes, and continuing with the important task of education (whether as a student or a teacher).

Sheldon Smith
Guangzhou, China

Coherence & Coherence

Good cohesion involves the use of reference words, repeated words/ideas, transition signals, substitution, and ellipsis. Shell nouns and thematic development are also important. Find out more from this YouTube video, which also explains how the IELTS and TOEFL tests assess these areas. The page on the website goes into more depth and includes new exercises. There's also a new infographic for cohesion.




EAP Shorts

There are three new videos in the EAP Shorts series, each covering a different aspect of EAP. Want to know how to abbreviate words? How reports differ from essays? Understand and follow the stages of the writing process? These videos will give you a good start.




Quizlet

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While I was exploring ways to improve online learning at the school where I work (write to me separately if you want some tips), I played around a little with Quizlet and made some flashcards for sublist 1 of the AWL. There are two sets: one with definitions, pronunciation, examples and collocations (for study) and one with definitions (only) for self-testing purposes.




Patreon

If you like what I'm doing on EAPFoundation.com, please consider donating on Patreon. These funds will help to pay for website hosting, podcast hosting and video software subscriptions, so I can keep posting new pages and adding free resources, as well as for the newsletter, so you can keep getting news about the website and EAP.





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Sheldon Smith is the founder and editor of EAPFoundation.com. He has been teaching English for Academic Purposes since 2004. Find out more about him in the about section and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.



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